I need PRETTY MAJOR help?!

[sloallie10]

Ok, heres the story: My really good friend is now getting chickens! YAY! Shes getting 2 (mabye SLW). I think she is getting them next thursday. THey need a coop. Her dad wants it to be under $100, and easy, simple, fast to build. and possibly he wont be building it, 4 girls 12-16 years old will. So im helping them since i live 1 house down (and i like know a lot about chickens!) and they are thinking of a fast simple coop. they have this dog house that is pretty small, but then i found this free dog house on craigslist. i dont know the measurements for either. I really need your guys help to help me (and them) to plan. Suggesttions?

Thanks

 

[m2wandc]

I have seen dog house runs...I would guess a dog house is big enough for two chickens...isn't it 1 square foot per bird inside???

 

[sloallie10]

dog house run? and i think its 4 sq ft. ???????

 

[m2wandc]

Here are a couple of ideas using a dog house

I snagged some of these pics off an old backyard chicken thread re: dog house coops...

 

[m2wandc]

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I meant 1 bird only requires 1 square foot indoors if they have a run outdoors to stretch their legs...if she's only getting 2 chickens (is that right?) then a dog house should be plenty big for a coop....

I sure hope someone with some building skill pops in and helps out!

 

[sloallie10]

do you know how many chickens those coops hold? how big are the dog houses?

 

[m2wandc]

Also check CRAIGSLIST.COM they often have chicken coops for sale or free for the taking....

 

[m2wandc]

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they are backyard chicken folks...so let me see if I can find a link to the thread that had them posted so you can send them a message asking dimensions.

 

[m2wandc]

here is the link...send those folks a PM and ask or maybe read that whole thread, it might give you ideas...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=8633&p=3 (this is on page 3, there are 4 pages total to the dog house coop thread....good luck!!!

 

[sloallie10]

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I meant 1 bird only requires 1 square foot indoors if they have a run outdoors to stretch their legs...if she's only getting 2 chickens (is that right?) then a dog house should be plenty big for a coop....

I sure hope someone with some building skill pops in and helps out!

ya shes getting 2 chickies, BUT the dog house that they have is like (guess) is about 2 1/2 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide, and 2 feet tall. does that help?